Q.
The electronic configuration of an element is 1s2,2s22p6,3s23p3. What is the atomic number of the element, which is present just
below the above element in the periodic table?
9978
191
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Solution:
The element which present just below this element will have outermost electronic configuration as 4s24p3, so its full electronic configuration is 1s2,2s22p6,3s23p6,4s2,3d10,4p3 and hence, its atomic number is 33.